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I read Tana French’s first novel, In The Woods, this summer and was impressed with French’s ability to raise some serious questions about humanity in her mystery novels. Someone in my building conveniently left her second novel up for grabs by our mailboxes, so I recently followed up with The Likeness. The story follows Detective Cassie […]

Somehow September started and I barely noticed. Then I found myself in my classroom at school trying to set up my library before the kiddos arrived and I realized summer was indeed over. Interestingly enough, last summer’s reading conclusion was written on a 65 degree August day. Today, the high is 94 degrees and I’ve […]

This summer marks the seventh year that I’ve lived in New York City. When people ask me where I’m from, I’ve found that I have a variety of answers. When I was abroad last summer, I said I was from New York. While in the city, I typically say I’m originally, originally from Long Island, […]

Despite the fact that it has been flip flop weather for quite some time, the trees are full with leaves and I’m sure there are lightning bugs out there somewhere, summers for me as a New Yorker officially start in July. Our last day this year is MONDAY, June 28th. Monday? Seriously? But, we don’t […]

www.akindoflibrary.blogspot.com Though it’s Memorial Day, summer officially doesn’t start for me until Monday, June 28th at 3 pm. Until then, I will still have papers to grade and lessons to plan, therefore unable to completely devote my time to the greatness that is summer, obviously including summer reading. And even though I will be avidly […]